Alex Rodriguez slammed his bat and then threw it after realizing he had just hit a high popup. The first Subway Series game at new Yankee Stadium was over.
And then it wasn't. And then it was.Second baseman Luis Castillo was set to catch A-Rod's two-out popup in the ninth inning. Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira, who were on second and first, respectively, knew that 3-time gold glove winner Luis Castillo would make the easy play and did not begin running. But then the unthinkable happened: Castillo, dropped the ball. But it was too late for Jeter and Teixeira to try and score runs, and thus the Mets won 8-7.Ahhh...let's have a replay of that game...let's see what REALLY happened last Friday evening:
Alex Rodriguez slammed his bat and then threw it. The first Subway Series game at new Yankee Stadium was over.
And then it wasn't.Second baseman Luis Castillo dropped A-Rod's two-out popup in the ninth inning as Derek Jeter scored from second and Mark Teixeira from first, giving the Yankees a wild 9-8 victory over the Mets on Friday night.A great thing about life---every day is a clean slate---a brand new opportunity---now no wallowing in your loss like a pig does in the mud! Get out there on Thursday as a TEAM and play your hearts out! Give it all you've got! NEVER GIVE UP!
GO STARS!!!!
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"Whether your name is Lou Gehrig or Cal Ripken, Joe DiMaggio or Jackie Robinson, or that of some young man who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
--Cal Ripken Jr. 3rd baseman and shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles